Control Home accessories on Mac

• In the Home app on your Mac, click an accessory’s icon in the tile to turn it on or off. Click the accessory’s name in the tile to use the available controls.

  The available controls depend on the type of accessory. For example, with some light bulbs you can change brightness or colours. Set-top boxes and streaming sticks might only provide an Activate button.

  See Use scenes to control multiple Home accessories and Use automations for Home to run scenes automatically.

• In the Home app on your Mac, click a category at the top of the Home screen.

Accessories with multiple features are controlled by one accessory tile. For example, if you have a ceiling fan with a built-in light, you can control the speed of the fan and the brightness of the light from the same tile. Sensors are grouped by accessory categories at the top of the screen.

The available controls depend on the type of accessory.

1. In the Home app on your Mac, click the tile of an accessory that has multiple features.

2. Click one of the features to control or view it.

You can add an accessory to a room or move it to another room.

1. In the Home app on your Mac, click Home or a room in the sidebar.

2. Drag the accessory tile to a room in the sidebar.

   Tip: Control-click an accessory tile to change how the tile appears in Home.

1. In the Home app on your Mac, click Home in the sidebar.

2. Click the accessory’s name in the tile.

3. Delete the accessory’s name (you may need to scroll down), enter a new one, then click the Close button in the top-right corner.